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Section A
 Discuss main sub-branch main point
 General observation that one sub-sub-branch is
broader than the others
 Discuss Fisher example(s) of that sub-sub-branch
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Discuss one or two in-class examples of that sub-subbranch (adding in Pros / Cons)
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Pros
Cons
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OR
Pros / Cons
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Section
A–
snippet
of
possible
answer
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General Questions
I have a couple questions as well:
1) Assuming that we are talking to someone with your level of knowledge, as we
discussed in class, does this mean that I should not define things? For example,
should I describe what a GPL license is and outline the elements? Or should I assume
that you already know this?
2) For the Fisher portion of the article, should I discuss the examples given in the
Fisher article? Or is this redundant? I couldn't find examples from class that illustrated
some of the points as well.
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What if all 3 pages of a section answer have no
footnotes?
Quantity of words used to incorporate in-class
examples
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Section B
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Situate within Fisher strategy map
Platform and its complements
Revenue model versus mode of production for the
software
Note the need to address all of copyright, patent
and trademark
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Copyright – open source or proprietary
Trademark – perhaps more brand value if open source
is the mode of copyright production
Patents – need to consider rights clearance, what about
acquisition?
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